The Pacers have signed second-round pick Johnny Furphy to a four-year, $8.59MM contract, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype tweets. The fourth year is a team option.
Furphy was projected as a first-round pick and even had a green room invite but slipped to the second round. He was part of a draft night trade after being selected by the Spurs with the No. 35 selection.
Indiana is using the second-round exception to sign Furphy. The max allowed under the second-round exception on a four-year deal is around $9.06MM, so Furphy took a little less than that.
Players who are signed using the second-round pick exception won’t count against a team’s cap between July 1 and July 30 of their first season.
He averaged 9.0 points and 4.9 rebounds in 24.1 minutes per game in his one-and-done season at Kansas.